Guitar (1991)

Guitar was Tony Rice's first album. At the time of its recording, no US label was interested enough to issue the record stateside, so a couple of duly impressed Japanese fans released the LP in Japan. Later, as a member of J. D. Crowe’s Kentucky Mountain Boys (along with his brother Larry Rice and Bobby Slone), Tony became a phenomenon in the States and the rights to the record were bought out by Rebel Records, where the album has remained a favorite over the years. With Tony in fine form vocally and his always amazing guitar work, this is where you will find his signature versions of "Freeborn Man," "Doin' My Time," "Nine Pound Hammer" and "John Hardy," plus his nine-minute tour-de-force rendition of closing track "Lonesome Reuben."